Sandra Lindsay, RN, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center got the first COVID-19 vaccine in NY.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The director of critical care at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ) in Queens has become the first person in the United States to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a non-trial setting.
Sandra Lindsay, RN, received the vaccine just after 9 a.m. Monday as Gov. Andrew Cuomo looked on from Albany via livestream.
"The person who is going to take the first vaccine in the state of New York, maybe the first vaccine shot in the United States, Sandra Lindsay, an ICU nurse, it's a pleasure to be with you. And you are in Long Island Jewish Medical Center, which is in Queens. Good things come from Queens," Cuomo said....
After receiving the vaccine and a round of applause, Lindsay spoke out about receiving the shot.
"I'm feeling well. I would like to thank all the frontline workers, all my colleagues who've been all over the world. I hopeful, I feel hopeful today. Relieved. I feel like healing is coming. I hope this marks the beginning or the end of a very painful time in our history," she said. "I want to instill public confidence that the vaccine is safe. We're in a pandemic. And so we all need to do our part to put an end to the pandemic. And to not give up so soon, there is light at the end of the tunnel, but we still need to continue to wear our masks, to social distance. I believe in science, as a nurse, my practice is guided by science. And so I trust that. What I don't trust is that if I contract COVID, I don't know how it's going to affect me or those I come in contact with. So, I encourage everyone to take the vaccine."
Edit: /u/waltpsu provided a better image of this over here.
CStancer on December 14th, 2020 at 16:13 UTC »
She seems like shes done with this shit
Spartan2470 on December 14th, 2020 at 16:34 UTC »
This is a frame from this video (around the 1:11 mark). OP's image caught her mid blink.
Per the initial source:
Edit: /u/waltpsu provided a better image of this over here.
[deleted] on December 14th, 2020 at 16:38 UTC »
Oh man, imagine if she tried to play a joke and went all wide-eyed and said "Affirmative, Mr. Gates"